November 18, 2016 - Though he has lived in Tyler for the past 50 or 60 years, Paul Hancock still has a clear recollection of his early years in Timpson...and beyond. Speaking to the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society's November 16 meeting, Hancock put his lifelong interest in history and his former career as a history teacher to full use as he shared old photographs and rattled off names, dates, and family relationships from the days before Timpson was established.
November 14, 2016 - Many area residents point with pride to the fact that their ancestors were among the earliest residents of Timpson, coming here around the time the city was established in 1885.
October 17, 2016 - The time period between current events and history is brief. Today's current events are tomorrow's history. The Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society will bridge that gap at their October meeting next Wednesday when Timpson Mayor Debra Smith will be the guest speaker.
September 26, 2016 - Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21, members and guests of the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society heard fascinating details of the life of Arthur F. Horton, longtime Timpson civic and church leader.
September 15, 2016 - For almost three-quarters of a century, Arthur Horton was one of Timpson's leading citizens. He called Timpson home all his life and when he died in 2000 he was remembered as a respected athlete, veteran, businessman, and church and civic leader.
August 19, 2016 - A capacity crowd of Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society members and guests were held spellbound for an hour last Wednesday as Timpson resident Hans Polk recounted the story of his Holocaust survival.
August 15, 2016 - Within six days of the Nazi invasion of The Netherlands in 1943, Hans Polk was an orphan, his parents executed because they were Jews.
July 25, 2016 - Members and guests of the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society “took another look” at some of the historical buildings around town at their July meeting last Thursday.
July 18, 2016 Sometimes we are encouraged to “look again” at a familiar scene from a movie, a work of art, or a situation and thereby discover subtle but important details which escaped us in our first encounter.